This important POPA update primarily concerns the following five issues, which have been raised by many employees: (1) Computer Downtime, (2) Quality Trackers, (3) Docket Management Improvement Periods, (4) Denials of Signatory Authority, and (5) Pilot Programs.
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Enhanced Quality Initiatives Continue in 2017
USPTO Comments on Quality
Revising Patent Examiner’s Time Allocations
Clearing the record on quality